Sooo... Here is my attempt to finally catch up on my blog! I tried to find the highlights of the last 6 months and I don't have pictures of it all but here is a little of what we have been up to.
Dirt Bike
Uncle Colton got a new dirt bike and brought it to our house so the kids could see it. It happened to be freezing cold that day which never really happens here! Callie didn't care if her nose was red and running and her hands were like ice cubes, she did not want to get off!
Bryton Turns 5 January 25th!
We just had a small family birthday at the park for Bryton. Grandma Smith made him an awesome dirt bike cake that was super yummy! He got some really fun gifts including his new bike! He was so excited because Uncle Colton and Dad picked it out for him and Uncle Colton even built him a ramp for it!
Utah
In February, my best friend Kandis had her 2nd little boy and I was able to go see her the first part of March. It was fun to get to see her and play with her little boy Nixon! Here we are at the mall play area inside the dinosaur skull!
Preschool Grocery Store Field Trip
(This is what Callie looked like at the end of the trip!)
Big Girl Bed!
Callie was so excited when we made her crib into a toddler bed! She would get on and off of it laughing for the first few days! It was a fun new toy to her!
Superstition Farms Field Trip
The kids had so much fun on this field trip! They got to see a 6 week old colt and 2 calf's that had been born within the 2 hours prior to us getting there. They also got to feed, pet and even hold some animals. Before we left they all got to taste one of the flavored milks. They had something like 13 different flavors! Bryton had peaches and cream.
Another Birthday Boy!
On May 18th Tono celebrated his 30th Birthday! We had to celebrate with him a couple days early because we were actually gone on his birthday! Here are the kids helping him blow out the candles.
Playing Outside
Callie's favorite thing to do outside is push her little tikes car on our driveway! Sometimes she will get in it but mostly she just runs behind it. I swear, with the exception of right now when its 115 outside, she could spend all day doing this! She likes to follow Bryton everywhere so she will chase him while he is riding his bike. We have nicknamed her MONKEY DO!
Cameron and Katie's Wedding!
We flew to South Carolina for my brother Cameron's wedding in May. It was an extremely long trip to and from but luckily the kids did great traveling and thanks to the help of my parents and sister I was able to handle it! While there we enjoyed some beautiful scenery, a cute house that we stayed in, good food and great company. They were sealed on May 21st and everything was beautiful including my brother's new wife Katie!
Bryton was such a good helper with Callie on the plane! He even let her sit on his lap to watch out the window!
Bryton with Cam and Katie outside the temple. He looked so handsome in his suit that Grandma got him!
Callie playing at the house where the reception was, waiting for everyone to be ready for pictures
Grandpa Smith pushing Bryton on the tree swing
Callie and Bryton dancing with Uncle Cam
Bryton being the life of the party and loving every minute!
CA/Lake Powell
Cameron and Katie had an open house/reception in Rocklin, CA where we are from a couple weeks later and we were able to go to that as well. This time Daddy got to come! I didn't take any pictures sadly but we sure had a good time seeing all of our friends that were there! We drove from there to Lake Powell to be with Tono's family. It was a lot of driving, 32 hours to be exact, but well worth it! The kids and I stayed the whole week at Lake Powell and Tono drove home half way through. Lake Powell is one of our favorite places and after 4 years of not going it was nice to be able to go this time!
Callie and Daddy on the back of the boat
Callie playing on the beach
Bryton had so much fun fishing and with the help of Dad even caught this fish!
Whether there were fish around or not Bryton loved to try to catch something wherever he was.
Bryton had to be talked into going off the houseboat's slide but after the first time he was begging to do it again!
He said he looks like a bird flying in this one! Some of the cousins were with him to encourage him so he wouldn't be scared. It worked!
Callie playing with her cousin Tatum in a muddy hole. They stayed out there all afternoon and loved it!
One night after Tono had left Bryton, Callie and I needed to get clean before we went to bed so after getting Callie washed I put a movie on in our room for her. Then I washed Bryton and he said he would stay with Callie while I washed off and got ready for bed. When I finished I came back in the room to find the two of them on the bed like this. It was the cutest thing! The next morning Bryton said, "Mom, last night Callie started crying and couldn't sleep so I turned the movie off and let her lay by me!" Sometimes he can be so sweet!
While we were waiting to go home Aunt Toniann helped the kids feed some ducks that were swimming by the boat. Callie loved it!
Last but not least, for those that don't know, we will be welcoming our 3rd child on August 10th! We are so excited to have another little BOY in our family! I have been organizing things and going through clothes to see what I have and both of the kids are so excited to see all the baby stuff because that means he is almost here!
